Ilex laevigata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ilex laevigata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ilex laevigata, Gray (Prinos laevigatus, Pursh). Winterberry. Fig. 1949. Low shrub, of upright habit: lvs. lanceolate, acute, finely or crenately serrate, rather thick, glabrous or nearly so, 1 ½ - 2 ½ in. long, turning clear yellow in fall: staminate fls. on long and slender stalks: fr. depressed-globose, bright orange-red, over ¼ in. across. May, June; fr. in Sept. Maine to Pa. and Va. G.F. 4:221 (adapted in Fig. 1949). Gt. 55:1551, 3. Ilex laevigata var. herveyi, Rob. Frs. bright yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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